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  Madrid coach Jose Mourinho remains coy on future

  Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho remains coy on his future, saying on Friday he will decide what comes next in his storied career at the end of the ... 

• Madrid Marathon enrollment up after Boston bombing

  Enrollment for next week's Madrid Marathon has risen following the deadly bombings at the Boston race. Entries increased fourfold the day after ... 

• EU examines Valencia's backing of football clubs

  The European Union is investigating the Spanish regional government of Valencia for its guarantee of loans taken out by local football clubs. 

• Spanish clubs owe 670 million euros in taxes

  Spanish football clubs owe the government 670 million euros ($874 million) in taxes, Spain's Sports Council said Thursday. Council president Miguel ... 

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  Barca, Madrid to warm up for Champions semifinals

  Barcelona and Real Madrid both play at home on Saturday in the Spanish league looking to make their final adjustments while resting some weary legs ... 

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  Legendary horses latest victim of Spain's bust

  The southern Spanish region of Andalusia, famed for flamenco and Moorish castles, is also home to a legendary breed of horses that carried ... 

• Mallorca beats Celta Vigo 1-0 in Spanish league

  A late goal by Giovani Dos Santos gave Mallorca a 1-0 win over fellow relegation struggler Celta Vigo in the Spanish league on Monday. Dos Santos ... 

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  Ex-HSBC worker: bank information is 'scandalous'

  A former HSBC employee fighting extradition to Switzerland for allegedly stealing and revealing confidential information about private Swiss accounts ... 

• Ronaldo hits 50 goals for season in win for Madrid

  Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while Barcelona ... 

• Deportivo escapes drop zone with win at Levante

  Deportivo La Coruna rolled to a 4-0 victory at Levante to provisionally escape the Spanish league's relegation zone for the first time in 18 weeks ... 

• Madrid midfielder Oezil to miss Bilbao match

  Real Madrid will be without midfielder Mesut Oezil and several other players for the Spanish league game at Athletic Bilbao. The German playmaker was ... 

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  Barca-Bayern, Madrid-Dortmund in Champions League

  It's a Spain vs. Germany double bill in the Champions League semifinals. Barcelona will play Bayern Munich in a clash of runaway league leaders who ... 

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  Hoeness wants Dortmund in Champions League

  Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness says he would prefer to face Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals. Hoeness says ... 

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  Sociedad visits Rayo in match of Spain's surprises

  While Barcelona and Real Madrid recover from scares in the Champions League, Real Sociedad visits Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in a match between Spain's ... 

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  Bayern beats Juventus 2-0 to reach semifinals

  Bayern Munich continued its march toward a second consecutive Champions League final with a 2-0 win at Juventus on Wednesday, securing a 4-0 win on ... 

• Di Stefano in hospital for routine check-up

  Football great Alfredo Di Stefano will spend a few days in a hospital in eastern Spain for a routine check-up of his heart condition. 

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  Bayern top AP rankings, Messi drops out of top 10

  Bayern Munich was voted top team by the AP's panel of global football journalists in the week the German team won the Bundesliga in record time. 

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  Madrid aims to finish off Galatasaray in Champions

  Cristiano Ronaldo aims to polish off Galatasaray and ease Real Madrid into the Champions League semifinals, holding a commanding 3-0 advantage heading ... 

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  Spanish film star Sara Montiel dies at age 85

  Sara Montiel, a famed, sultry-voiced Spanish actress who became the first to also achieve Hollywood stardom, died Monday. She was 85. Her biographer, ... 

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  Barca hopes to recover Messi for PSG decider in CL

  Barcelona hopes to recover Lionel Messi from injury by Wednesday with its Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain poised 2-2, but ... 

• 9-man Atletico sputters to 0-0 draw at Getafe

  Nine-man Atletico Madrid sputtered to a 0-0 draw at Getafe Sunday in the Spanish league, as Diego Simeone's team fell further adrift of Real Madrid ... 

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  Barca's Fabregas hits 3 in place of injured Messi

  Cesc Fabregas scored his first hat trick to shine in place of the injured Lionel Messi, powering Barcelona to a 5-0 thrashing of Mallorca in the ... 

• Train derails in Spain after rockfall; 11 injured

  Spanish authorities say a rockfall has derailed a train, injuring 11 passengers after the first carriage partially plunged into a river just west of ... 

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  Ancelotti defends Beckham from criticism

  Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has hit back at criticism of David Beckham and said the former England midfielder will "definitely start" ... 

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  Casillas to rejoin Madrid squad for Levante game

  Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka says goalkeeper Iker Casillas will be included in the squad for the team's Spanish league match against ...